[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[S. 3202 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3202

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans 
with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Dignified Burial 
and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Scoring of budgetary effects.
                       TITLE I--CEMETERY MATTERS

Sec. 101. Furnishing caskets and urns for deceased veterans with no 
                            known next of kin.
Sec. 102. Veterans freedom of conscience protection.
Sec. 103. Improved communication between Department of Veterans Affairs 
                            and medical examiners and funeral 
                            directors.
Sec. 104. Identification and burial of unclaimed or abandoned human 
                            remains.
Sec. 105. Exclusion of persons convicted of committing certain sex 
                            offenses from interment or memorialization 
                            in national cemeteries, Arlington National 
                            Cemetery, and certain State veterans' 
                            cemeteries and from receiving certain 
                            funeral honors.
Sec. 106. Restoration, operation, and maintenance of Clark Veterans 
                            Cemetery by American Battle Monuments 
                            Commission.
Sec. 107. Report on compliance of Department of Veterans Affairs with 
                            industry standards for caskets and urns.
                         TITLE II--HEALTH CARE

Sec. 201. Establishment of open burn pit registry.
Sec. 202. Transportation of beneficiaries to and from facilities of 
                            Department of Veterans Affairs.
Sec. 203. Extension of reduced pension for certain veterans covered by 
                            medicaid plans for services furnished by 
                            nursing facilities.
Sec. 204. Extension of report requirement for Special Committee on 
                            Post-Traumatic-Stress Disorder.
                        TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS

Sec. 301. Off-base transition training for veterans and their spouses.
Sec. 302. Requirement that judges on United States Court of Appeals for 
                            Veterans Claims reside within 50 miles of 
                            District of Columbia.
Sec. 303. Designation of Trinka Davis Veterans Village.
Sec. 304. Designation of William ``Bill'' Kling Department of Veterans 
                            Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
Sec. 305. Designation of Mann-Grandstaff Department of Veterans Affairs 
                            Medical Center.
Sec. 306. Designation of David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs 
                            Community Based Outpatient Clinic.

SEC. 2. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.

    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying 
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010, shall be determined by 
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO 
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional 
Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that 
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                       TITLE I--CEMETERY MATTERS

SEC. 101. FURNISHING CASKETS AND URNS FOR DECEASED VETERANS WITH NO 
              KNOWN NEXT OF KIN.

    (a) In General.--Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
        (g) and (h), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection (f):
    ``(f) The Secretary may furnish a casket or urn, of such quality as 
the Secretary considers appropriate for a dignified burial, for burial 
in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran in any case in which the 
Secretary--
            ``(1) is unable to identify the veteran's next of kin, if 
        any; and
            ``(2) determines that sufficient resources for the 
        furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of the veteran in 
        a national cemetery are not otherwise available.''; and
            (3) in subsection (h), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) A casket or urn may not be furnished under subsection (f) for 
burial of a person described in section 2411(b) of this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsections (f) and (h)(4) of section 2306 of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take 
effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act and shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after 
the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 102. VETERANS FREEDOM OF CONSCIENCE PROTECTION.

    (a) In General.--Section 2404 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h)(1) With respect to the interment or funeral, memorial 
service, or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery, the 
Secretary shall ensure that--
            ``(A) the expressed wishes of the next of kin or other 
        agent of the deceased veteran are respected and given 
        appropriate deference when evaluating whether the proposed 
        interment or funeral, memorial service, or ceremony affects the 
        safety and security of the national cemetery and visitors to 
        the cemetery;
            ``(B) to the extent possible, all appropriate public areas 
        of the cemetery, including committal shelters, chapels, and 
        benches, may be used by the family of the deceased veteran for 
        contemplation, prayer, mourning, or reflection; and
            ``(C) during such interment or funeral, memorial service, 
        or ceremony, the family of the deceased veteran may display any 
        religious or other symbols chosen by the family.
    ``(2) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 
paragraph (4), including such regulations ensuring the security of a 
national cemetery, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
practicable, provide to any military or volunteer veterans honor guard, 
including such guards belonging to a veterans service organization or 
other nongovernmental group that provides services to veterans, access 
to public areas of a national cemetery if such access is requested by 
the next of kin or other agent of a deceased veteran whose interment or 
funeral, memorial service, or ceremony is being held in such cemetery.
    ``(3) With respect to the interment or funeral, memorial service, 
or ceremony of a deceased veteran at a national cemetery, the Secretary 
shall notify the next of kin or other agent of the deceased veteran of 
funeral honors available to the deceased veteran, including such honors 
provided by any military or volunteer veterans honor guard described in 
paragraph (2).
    ``(4) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this 
subsection.''.
    (b) Interim Implementation.--The Secretary may carry out paragraphs 
(1) through (3) of section 2404(h) of such title, as added by 
subsection (a), before the Secretary prescribes regulations pursuant to 
paragraph (4) of such section, as so added.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
implementation of section 2404(h) of such title, as added by subsection 
(a). Such report shall include a certification of whether the Secretary 
is in compliance with all of the provisions of such section.

SEC. 103. IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2414. Communication between Department of Veterans Affairs and 
              medical examiners and funeral directors
    ``(a) Required Information.--With respect to each deceased veteran 
described in subsection (b) who is transported to a national cemetery 
for burial, the Secretary shall ensure that the local medical examiner, 
funeral director, county service group, or other entity responsible for 
the body of the deceased veteran before such transportation submits to 
the Secretary the following information:
            ``(1) Whether the deceased veteran was cremated.
            ``(2) The steps taken to ensure that the deceased veteran 
        has no next of kin.
    ``(b) Deceased Veteran Described.--A deceased veteran described in 
this subsection is a deceased veteran--
            ``(1) with respect to whom the Secretary determines that 
        there is no next of kin or other person claiming the body of 
        the deceased veteran; and
            ``(2) who does not have sufficient resources for the 
        furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of the deceased 
        veteran in a national cemetery, as determined by the 
        Secretary.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
2413 the following new item:

``2414. Communication between Department of Veterans Affairs and 
                            medical examiners and funeral directors.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 2414 of title 38, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to deaths occurring 
on or after the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 104. IDENTIFICATION AND BURIAL OF UNCLAIMED OR ABANDONED HUMAN 
              REMAINS.

    (a) Identification of Unclaimed or Abandoned Human Remains.--The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall cooperate with veterans service 
organizations to assist entities in possession of unclaimed or 
abandoned human remains in determining if any such remains are the 
remains of veterans or other individuals eligible for burial in a 
national cemetery under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
    (b) Burial of Unclaimed or Abandoned Human Remains.--
            (1) Funeral expenses.--Section 2302(a)(2) of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended by striking ``who was a veteran 
        of any war or was discharged or released from the active 
        military, naval, or air service for a disability incurred or 
        aggravated in line of duty, whose body is held by a State (or a 
        political subdivision of a State), and''.
            (2) Transportation costs.--Section 2308 of such title is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``Where a veteran'' and all that 
                follows through ``compensation, the'' and inserting 
                ``(a) In General.--The'';
                    (B) in subsection (a), as designated by 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``described in 
                subsection (b)'' after ``of the deceased veteran''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Deceased Veteran Described.--A deceased veteran described in 
this subsection is any of the following veterans:
            ``(1) A veteran who dies as the result of a service-
        connected disability.
            ``(2) A veteran who dies while in receipt of disability 
        compensation (or who but for the receipt of retirement pay or 
        pension under this title, would have been entitled to 
        compensation).
            ``(3) A veteran whom the Secretary determines is eligible 
        for funeral expenses under section 2302 of this title by virtue 
        of the Secretary determining that the veteran has no next of 
        kin or other person claiming the body of such veteran pursuant 
        to subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to 
        burials and funerals occurring on or after the date that is one 
        year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 105. EXCLUSION OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF COMMITTING CERTAIN SEX 
              OFFENSES FROM INTERMENT OR MEMORIALIZATION IN NATIONAL 
              CEMETERIES, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, AND CERTAIN 
              STATE VETERANS' CEMETERIES AND FROM RECEIVING CERTAIN 
              FUNERAL HONORS.

    (a) Prohibition Against.--Section 2411(b) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(4) A person--
                    ``(A) who has been convicted of a Federal or State 
                crime causing the person to be a tier III sex offender 
                for purposes of the Sex Offender Registration and 
                Notification Act (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.);
                    ``(B) who, for such crime, is sentenced to a 
                minimum of life imprisonment; and
                    ``(C) whose conviction is final (other than a 
                person whose sentence was commuted by the President or 
                Governor of a State, as the case may be).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 2411(a)(2) of such title is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or (b)(2)'' each place it appears and 
        inserting ``, (b)(2), or (b)(4)''; and
            (2) by striking ``capital'' each place it appears.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to interments and memorializations that occur on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 106. RESTORATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE OF CLARK VETERANS 
              CEMETERY BY AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--After an agreement is made between the Government 
of the Republic of the Philippines and the United States Government, 
Clark Veterans Cemetery in the Republic of the Philippines shall be 
treated, for purposes of section 2104 of title 36, United States Code, 
as a cemetery for which it was decided under such section that the 
cemetery will become a permanent cemetery and the American Battle 
Monuments Commission shall restore, operate, and maintain Clark 
Veterans Cemetery (to the degree the Commission considers appropriate) 
under such section in cooperation with the Government of the Republic 
of the Philippines.
    (b) Limitation on Future Burials.--Burials at the cemetery 
described in subsection (a) after the date of the agreement described 
in such subsection shall be limited to eligible veterans, as determined 
by the Commission, whose burial does not incur any cost to the 
Commission.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Commission--
            (1) $5,000,000 for site preparation, design, planning, 
        construction, and associated administrative costs for the 
        restoration of the cemetery described in subsection (a); and
            (2) amounts necessary to operate and maintain the cemetery 
        described in subsection (a).

SEC. 107. REPORT ON COMPLIANCE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS WITH 
              INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR CASKETS AND URNS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
compliance of the Department of Veterans Affairs with industry 
standards for caskets and urns.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A description of industry standards for caskets and 
        urns.
            (2) An assessment of compliance with such standards at 
        national cemeteries administered by the Department with respect 
        to caskets and urns used for the interment of those eligible 
        for burial at such cemeteries.

                         TITLE II--HEALTH CARE

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF OPEN BURN PIT REGISTRY.

    (a) Establishment of Registry.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
        shall--
                    (A) establish and maintain an open burn pit 
                registry for eligible individuals who may have been 
                exposed to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by 
                open burn pits;
                    (B) include any information in such registry that 
                the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines necessary 
                to ascertain and monitor the health effects of the 
                exposure of members of the Armed Forces to toxic 
                airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits;
                    (C) develop a public information campaign to inform 
                eligible individuals about the open burn pit registry, 
                including how to register and the benefits of 
                registering; and
                    (D) periodically notify eligible individuals of 
                significant developments in the study and treatment of 
                conditions associated with exposure to toxic airborne 
                chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits.
            (2) Coordination.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
        coordinate with the Secretary of Defense in carrying out 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Report to Congress.--
            (1) Reports by independent scientific organization.--The 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement 
        with an independent scientific organization to prepare reports 
        as follows:
                    (A) Not later than two years after the date on 
                which the registry under subsection (a) is established, 
                an initial report containing the following:
                            (i) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
                        actions taken by the Secretaries to collect and 
                        maintain information on the health effects of 
                        exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes 
                        caused by open burn pits.
                            (ii) Recommendations to improve the 
                        collection and maintenance of such information.
                            (iii) Using established and previously 
                        published epidemiological studies, 
                        recommendations regarding the most effective 
                        and prudent means of addressing the medical 
                        needs of eligible individuals with respect to 
                        conditions that are likely to result from 
                        exposure to open burn pits.
                    (B) Not later than five years after completing the 
                initial report described in subparagraph (A), a follow-
                up report containing the following:
                            (i) An update to the initial report 
                        described in subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) An assessment of whether and to what 
                        degree the content of the registry established 
                        under subsection (a) is current and 
                        scientifically up-to-date.
            (2) Submittal to congress.--
                    (A) Initial report.--Not later than two years after 
                the date on which the registry under subsection (a) is 
                established, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
                submit to Congress the initial report prepared under 
                paragraph (1)(A).
                    (B) Follow-up report.--Not later than five years 
                after submitting the report under subparagraph (A), the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress 
                the follow-up report prepared under paragraph (1)(B).
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible individual.--The term ``eligible individual'' 
        means any individual who, on or after September 11, 2001--
                    (A) was deployed in support of a contingency 
                operation while serving in the Armed Forces; and
                    (B) during such deployment, was based or stationed 
                at a location where an open burn pit was used.
            (2) Open burn pit.--The term ``open burn pit'' means an 
        area of land located in Afghanistan or Iraq that--
                    (A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense to be 
                used for disposing solid waste by burning in the 
                outdoor air; and
                    (B) does not contain a commercially manufactured 
                incinerator or other equipment specifically designed 
                and manufactured for the burning of solid waste.

SEC. 202. TRANSPORTATION OF BENEFICIARIES TO AND FROM FACILITIES OF 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 111 the following new section:
``Sec. 111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department 
              facilities
    ``(a) Transportation by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary may transport 
any person to or from a Department facility or other place in 
connection with vocational rehabilitation, counseling required by the 
Secretary pursuant to chapter 34 or 35 of this title, or for the 
purpose of examination, treatment, or care.
    ``(2) The authority granted by paragraph (1) shall expire on the 
date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (h) of section 111 of such 
title is--
            (1) transferred to section 111A of such title, as added by 
        subsection (a);
            (2) redesignated as subsection (b);
            (3) inserted after subsection (a) of such section; and
            (4) amended by inserting ``Transportation by Third-
        parties.--'' before ``The Secretary''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 111 the following new item:

``111A. Transportation of individuals to and from Department 
                            facilities.''.

SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF REDUCED PENSION FOR CERTAIN VETERANS COVERED BY 
              MEDICAID PLANS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED BY NURSING 
              FACILITIES.

    Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2016'' and inserting ``November 30, 2016''.

SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF REPORT REQUIREMENT FOR SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON 
              POST-TRAUMATIC-STRESS DISORDER.

    Section 110(e)(2) of the Veterans' Health Care Act of 1984 (Public 
Law 98-528; 38 U.S.C. 1712A note) is amended by striking ``through 
2012'' and inserting ``through 2016''.

                        TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS

SEC. 301. OFF-BASE TRANSITION TRAINING FOR VETERANS AND THEIR SPOUSES.

    (a) Provision of Off-base Transition Training.--During the two-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall provide the Transition Assistance Program 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code, to eligible 
individuals at locations other than military installations to assess 
the feasibility and advisability of providing such program to eligible 
individuals at locations other than military installations.
    (b) Eligible Individuals.--For purposes of this section, an 
eligible individual is a veteran or the spouse of a veteran.
    (c) Locations.--
            (1) Number of states.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
        training under subsection (a) in not less than three and not 
        more than five States selected by the Secretary for purposes of 
        this section.
            (2) Selection of states with high unemployment.--Of the 
        States selected by the Secretary under paragraph (1), at least 
        two shall be States with high rates of unemployment among 
        veterans.
            (3) Number of locations in each state.--The Secretary shall 
        provide training under subsection (a) to eligible individuals 
        at a sufficient number of locations within each State selected 
        under this subsection to meet the needs of eligible individuals 
        in such State.
            (4) Selection of locations.--The Secretary shall select 
        locations for the provision of training under subsection (a) to 
        facilitate access by participants and may not select any 
        location on a military installation other than a National Guard 
        or reserve facility that is not located on an active duty 
        military installation.
    (d) Inclusion of Information About Veterans Benefits.--The 
Secretary shall ensure that the training provided under subsection (a) 
generally follows the content of the Transition Assistance Program 
under section 1144 of title 10, United States Code.
    (e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of any year during which 
the Secretary provides training under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the provision of such training.
    (f) Comptroller General Report.--Not later than 180 days after the 
termination of the one-year period described in subsection (a), the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
report on the training provided under such subsection. The report shall 
include the evaluation of the Comptroller General regarding the 
feasibility and advisability of carrying out off-base transition 
training at locations nationwide.

SEC. 302. REQUIREMENT THAT JUDGES ON UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR 
              VETERANS CLAIMS RESIDE WITHIN 50 MILES OF DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    (a) Residency Requirement.--
            (1) In general.--Section 7255 is amended to read as 
        follows:
``Sec. 7255. Offices, duty stations, and residences
    ``(a) Principal Office.--The principal office of the Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims shall be in the Washington, D.C., 
metropolitan area, but the Court may sit at any place within the United 
States.
    ``(b) Official Duty Stations.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
(2), the official duty station of each judge while in active service 
shall be the principal office of the Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims.
    ``(2) The place where a recall-eligible retired judge maintains the 
actual abode in which such judge customarily lives shall be considered 
the recall-eligible retired judge's official duty station.
    ``(c) Residences.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), after 
appointment and while in active service, each judge of the Court of 
Appeals for Veterans Claims shall reside within 50 miles of the 
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to recall-eligible retired 
judges of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 72 is amended by striking the item 
        relating to section 7255 and inserting the following new item:

``7255. Offices, duty stations, and residences.''.
    (b) Removal.--Section 7253(f)(1) is amended by striking ``or 
engaging in the practice of law'' and inserting ``engaging in the 
practice of law, or violating section 7255(c) of this title''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 7255, as added 
        by subsection (a), and the amendment made by subsection (b) 
        shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
        shall apply with respect to judges confirmed on or after 
        January 1, 2012.

SEC. 303. DESIGNATION OF TRINKA DAVIS VETERANS VILLAGE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs located at 180 Martin Drive in Carrollton, Georgia, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
``Trinka Davis Veterans Village''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Trinka Davis Veterans Village''.

SEC. 304. DESIGNATION OF WILLIAM ``BILL'' KLING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS OUTPATIENT CLINIC.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs located at 9800 West Commercial Boulevard in Sunrise, Florida, 
shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ``William `Bill' Kling Department of Veterans Affairs 
Outpatient Clinic''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``William 
`Bill' Kling Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic''.

SEC. 305. DESIGNATION OF MANN-GRANDSTAFF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              MEDICAL CENTER.

    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
in Spokane, Washington, shall after the date of the enactment of this 
Act be known and designated as the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
deemed to be a reference to the ``Mann-Grandstaff Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.

SEC. 306. DESIGNATION OF DAVID F. WINDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
              COMMUNITY BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC.

    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs community 
based outpatient clinic located in Mansfield, Ohio, shall after the 
date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
``David F. Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based 
Outpatient Clinic''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs community based outpatient clinic referred to in 
subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``David F. 
Winder Department of Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient 
Clinic''.

            Passed the Senate December 19, 2012.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
112th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3202

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans 
with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other 
                               purposes.